Katie Zacharia admits that she never passed the bar exam. The new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, admitted that she failed her bar exam the first time she took it in 2011 in California and never retook it, as she then moved to China with her husband. In an interview on Fox News with…
EU leaders seek alternatives to Starlink as Ukraine’s battlefield communications face risks European Union leaders are grappling with how to reduce Ukraine’s dependence on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications system after disruptions to its services raised concerns about Kyiv’s reliance on US-controlled technology for battlefield operations.EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Europe did not…
Representative Image of a courtroom scene depicting a family inheritance dispute among five siblings over property and loans (AI-generated image) A California inheritance dispute involving five siblings, decades of family loans and rental income, and several property transactions centred mainly on how much a trustee could deduct from a beneficiary’s share of an inheritance. In…
The announcement was made during the plenary session of the 2026 WBG-IMF annual meetings in Bangkok (Photo: AP). Pakistan will take over the chairmanship of the boards of governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in 2027, returning to the position for the first time since 1953, the country’s ministry of…
A 16-year-old student from Pennsylvania, Annie McIntyre, turned an idea to help children prepare for school into a community initiative that reached seven schools across three school districts. Through a project called Build-a-Backpack, the Scranton Preparatory School student collected 60 backpacks filled with school supplies, along with hundreds of additional stationery items. She also created…
The emergence of Hurricane Trudy has escalated into a powerful Category 3 storm, targeting Mexico’s Pacific coastline with maximum sustained winds reaching 120 mph. Hurricane Trudy intensified into a major Category 3 storm, with forecasters warning that it was moving towards southwestern and west-central parts of Mexico’s Pacific coastline.Early Friday, Trudy was located around 250…
Rare 1953 James Bond book bought for £1 at car boot sale sells for £10,000 (Image Credit: Wikipedia) A book bought for just £1 at a UK car boot sale turned out to be a rare first edition of Casino Royale, the 1953 novel that introduced readers to James Bond. The copy, which retained its…
An act of kindness outside a pharmacy in Maricopa, Arizona, turned into a community effort to support an elderly man grieving the loss of his wife. Jordan Hope, an 18-year-old, gave his shoes to a stranger whose footwear was falling apart. During their conversation, Hope learnt that the man, known publicly as Mr Roy, had…
Fired FBI agents sue Trump admin/Image: AP Nine former FBI employees have sued the Trump administration, seeking reinstatement after being dismissed over their involvement in the investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents at his Florida estate. They allege their removal was politically motivated and violated their legal rights.The lawsuit, filed in federal court…
Micky Thornton (inset) and his pool (right)Photo credit: Screen shot from WREG News Channel 3/ YouTube Most people who dream of a backyard pool imagine a simple rectangle with a diving board and a few lounge chairs. Micky Thornton imagined something far bigger. When he moved to Covington, Tennessee, in 1992, he wanted a place…
